Month: April 2018

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  Data due from the US Tuesday - PPI (ahead of Wednesday's CPI data) - preview

  PPI data is due from the United States on Tuesday at 1230GMT Consumer inflation (CPI) will follow the next day Preview of the PPI via[...]
  2018-04-10 07:25:09

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  UK data: BRC Like-for-like sales for March: +1.4% y/y (vs. expected at -0.1%)

  This is a huge beat on estimates from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Like-for-like sales for March: +1.4% y/y - expected -0.1% y/y, prior  +0.6% More:
  2018-04-10 07:25:09

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  More spending data from the UK: +2.0% y/y in March (vs. +3.8% prior)

  I posted here on the big beat for the BRC data on like for like sales: This now via Barclaycard: annual consumer spending growth 2.0[...]
  2018-04-10 07:25:09

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  Australia - weekly ANZ Roy Morgan survey of consumer confidence: 115.1 (prior 115.5)

  A fall on the week for this indicator  Sitting just below its recent average readings (4 week MA is around 116.6) This data point does[...]
  2018-04-10 07:25:09

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  OK, now for the "What time is Xi Jinping's speech today?" competition

  I've seen this question asked quite a bit already today. And fair enough too This has been my response so far: don't know sry the[...]
  2018-04-10 07:25:09

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  Japan finance minister Aso comments on school land sale scandal

  Says it was a mistake to ask school official to lie -- This scandal has impacted on Abe, and his government's, popularity. The impact seems[...]
  2018-04-10 07:25:09

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  USD/JPY dribbling a few points lower ... lots of nervousness in early Asia

  Yen and CHF both edging a few points higher against the USD EUR up a few tics also. Moves are tiny .... and it could[...]
  2018-04-10 07:25:09

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  GBPUSD making its mind up still after US data and China's trade response

  Another rollercoaster ride albeit in tighter range 6 April Softer US jobs , stronger wages data has seen USD see-saw lower and higher with China's[...]
  2018-04-10 07:17:11

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  ECB's Linde says monetary policy normalisation must be gradual

  Spanish CB head Linde out on the wires 6 April - normalisation must be well thought through No rush then as we already know. Meanwhile[...]
  2018-04-10 07:17:11

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  The dollar falls on the US employment headlines.

  Seeing a rebound though. The dollar initially fell on the US employment headlines, but is seeing a rebound after the initial move and now a[...]
  2018-04-10 05:14:13

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